American college football season
The2017 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented theUniversity of Iowa in the2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Hawkeyes, led by 19th-year head coachKirk Ferentz , were members of the West Division of theBig Ten Conference and played their home games atKinnick Stadium inIowa City, Iowa . They finished the season 8–5, 4–5 inBig Ten play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division. They received an invite to thePinstripe Bowl where they defeatedBoston College .
The Iowa football program was awardedDisney's Wide World of Sports Spirit Award for theKinnick Wave , a new tradition that began during the season, where, at the end of the first quarter of every home game everyone in the stadium turned and waved to the young patients watching from the Stead Family Children's Hospital, which overlooks Kinnick Stadium.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
The Hawkeyes signed a total of 22 recruits.
College recruiting information (2017)Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date Coy Kirkpatrick DE Madrid, Iowa Madrid HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Jun 8, 2015 Recruit ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Tristan Wirfs OT Mount Vernon, Iowa Mount Vernon HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 290 lb (130 kg) Dec 7, 2015 Recruit ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Jacob Coons TE Solon, Iowa Solon HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Dec 12, 2015 Recruit ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : A. J. Epenesa DE Edwardsville, Illinois Edwardsville HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 260 lb (120 kg) Jan 17, 2016 Recruit ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Djimon Colbert CB Mission, Kansas Bishop Miege HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Mar 6, 2016 Recruit ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Mark Kallenberger OT Bettendorf, Iowa Bettendrof HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Mar 31, 2016 Recruit ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Ivory Kelly-Martin RB Oswego, Illinois Oswego East HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Apr 4, 2016 Recruit ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Levi Duwa DE Wellman, Iowa Mid-Prairie Community HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Apr 24, 2016 Recruit ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Peyton Mansell QB Belton, Texas Belton HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Jun 20, 2016 Recruit ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Brandon Smith WR Lake Cormorant, Mississippi Lake Cormorant HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jun 26, 2016 Recruit ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Camron Harrell S Bradley, Illinois Brady-Bourbonnais HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 26, 2016 Recruit ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Matt Hankins CB Flower Mound, Texas Marcus HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 158 lb (72 kg) Jun 27, 2016 Recruit ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Joshua Turner CB Delray Beach, Florida American Heritage HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Aug 11, 2016 Recruit ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Max Cooper WR Waukesha, Wisconsin Catholic Memorial HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Dec 14, 2016 Recruit ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Henry Marchese WR Lincolnshire, Illinois Stevenson HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jan 24, 2017 Recruit ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Nate Wieland LB Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jan 30, 2017 Recruit ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Trey Creamer CB Cartersville, Georgia Cartersville HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jan 30, 2017 Recruit ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Kyshaun Bryan RB Fort Lauderdale, Florida St. Thomas Aquinas HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jan 30, 2017 Recruit ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Geno Stone S New Castle, Pennsylvania New Castle HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jan 31, 2017 Recruit ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Ryan Gersonde P Milwaukee, Wisconsin Marquette University HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jan 31, 2017 Recruit ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Ihmir Smith-Marsette CB Newark, New Jersey Weequahic HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Feb 1, 2017 Recruit ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Daviyon Nixon DE Kenosha, Wisconsin Indian Trail Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Feb 1, 2017 Recruit ratings :Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Overall recruit ranking: Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
Iowa announced its 2017 football schedule on July 11, 2013. The 2017 schedule consisted of seven home and five away games in the regular season. The Hawkeyes hosted Big Ten foesIllinois ,Minnesota ,Ohio State ,Penn State , andPurdue , and traveled toMichigan State ,Nebraska ,Northwestern , andWisconsin .[ 4]
The team hosted two non–conference games against theWyoming Cowboys from theMountain West Conference and theNorth Texas Mean Green fromConference USA . Sandwiched between those matchups was a trip toAmes for the annualCy-Hawk rivalry game against theIowa State Cyclones from theBig 12 Conference .
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 11:00 a.m. Wyoming * BTN W 24–368,075 September 9 11:00 a.m. atIowa State * ESPN2 W 44–41OT 61,500 September 16 2:30 p.m. North Texas * Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA ESPN2 W 31–1465,668 September 23 6:30 p.m. No. 4Penn State Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA ABC L 19–2166,205 September 30 3:00 p.m. atMichigan State FOX L 10–1773,331 October 7 11:00 a.m. Illinois Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA BTN W 45–1669,894 October 21 11:00 a.m. atNorthwestern ESPN2 L 10–17OT 40,036 October 28 5:30 p.m. Minnesota FS1 W 17–1066,292 November 4 2:30 p.m. No. 6Ohio State Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA ESPN W 55–2467,669 November 11 2:30 p.m. at No. 8Wisconsin No. 20 ABC L 14–3880,462 November 18 2:30 p.m. Purdue Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA BTN L 15–2460,554 November 24 3:00 p.m. atNebraska FS1 W 56–1490,046 December 27 4:15 p.m. vs.Boston College * ESPN W 27–2037,667
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Wyoming at Iowa
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Cowboys 0 3 0 0 3 •Hawkeyes 0 14 7 3 24
Scoring summary 2 11:21 Wyoming Cooper Rothe 49-yard field goal Wyoming 3–0 2 5:07 Iowa Noah Fant 2-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick) Iowa 7–3 2 0:22 Iowa Noah Fant 27-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick) Iowa 14–3 3 5:34 Iowa Nick Easley 45-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick) Iowa 21–3 4 7:52 Iowa Miguel Recinos 44-yard field goal Iowa 24–3
Iowa opened up the 2017 football season against the Wyoming Cowboys and highly rated Wyoming quarterbackJosh Allen . The Hawkeyes got off to a slow start, but after Wyoming punter Tim Zaleski missed the ball on the attempted punt, the Hawkeyes took a 14–3 lead at the half. Iowa built on the momentum with a 45-yard pass from first-year starterNate Stanley to wide receiverNick Easley . Iowa wins the season opener 24–3. Iowa's defense impressed many, holding Josh Allen to only 174 yards and 17 incompletions, and a quarterback rating of 24.9. Iowa defense also picked off Allen twice.
This game marked the debut of the"Kinnick Wave" , a new Iowa football tradition in which fans turn toward thechildren's hospital that overlooks the playing field at the end of the first quarter and wave to patients and their families watching the game from the hospital.[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
Statistics WYO IOWA First downs 15 16 Total yards 233 263 Rushing yards 59 138 Passing yards 174 125 Turnovers 2 4 Time of possession 31:06 28:54
Team Category Player Statistics Wyoming Passing Josh Allen 23/40, 174 yards, 2 INT Rushing Milo Hall 9 carries, 30 yards Receiving Austin Conway 7 receptions, 47 yards Iowa Passing Nate Stanley 8/15, 125 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Akrum Wadley 24 carries, 116 yards Receiving Nick Easley 4 receptions, 77 yards, TD
Team 1 2 3 4 OT Total •Hawkeyes 7 7 7 17 6 44 Cyclones 7 3 14 14 3 41
Scoring summary 1 9:03 ISU Allen Lazard 5-yard pass from Jacob Park (Garrett Owens kick)Iowa St 7–0 1 4:23 Iowa Nick Easley 10-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick)Tied 7–7 2 11:05 ISU Garrett Owens 24-yard field goal Iowa St 10–7 2 0:52 Iowa Matt VandeBerg 17-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick) Iowa 14–10 3 7:21 Iowa Akrum Wadley 1-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick) Iowa 21–10 3 4:37 ISU Allen Lazard 3-yard pass from Jacob Park (Garrett Owens kick) Iowa 21–17 3 0:52 ISU Hakeem Butler 30-yard pass from Jacob Park (Garrett Owens kick)Iowa St 24–21 4 11:46 ISU David Montgomery 7-yard run (Garrett Owens kick) Iowa St 31–21 4 6:25 Iowa Ihmir Smith-Marsette 15-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick) Iowa St 31–28 4 5:16 Iowa Miguel Recinos 23-yard field goal Tied 31–31 4 4:36 ISU Hakeem Butler 74-yard pass from Jacob Park (Garrett Owens kick) Iowa St 38–31 4 1:09 Iowa Akrum Wadley 46-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick) Tied 38–38 OT 0:00 ISU Garrett Owens 30-yard field goal Iowa St 41–38 OT 0:00 Iowa Ihmir Smith-Marsette 5-yard pass from Nate Stanley Iowa 44–41
Iowa's first rivalry game of the year was the Cy-Hawk series against Big 12 foe Iowa State – fresh off a 42–3 beatdown in Iowa City the past year. ISU's 2nd year coachMatt Campbell referred to Iowa as the "team out east" in pregame preparations. This game had a relatively slow beginning and Iowa appeared to be in control well into the third quarter. However, Iowa State's offense exploded and put up 28 points in the second half. The game ultimately went to OT and the "team out east" prevailed with aNate Stanley touchdown pass.
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Statistics IOWA IOWA ST First downs 29 22 Total yards 497 467 Rushing yards 164 120 Passing yards 333 347 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 37:07 22:53
Team Category Player Statistics Iowa Passing Nate Stanley 27/41, 333 yards, 5 TD Rushing Akrum Wadley 28 carries, 118 yards, TD Receiving Nick Easley 7 receptions, 48 yards, TD Iowa State Passing Jacob Park 25/46, 347 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing David Montgomery 20 carries, 112 yards, TD Receiving Allen Lazard 6 receptions, 23 yards, 2 TD
North Texas at Iowa
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Mean Green 7 7 0 0 14 •Hawkeyes 7 3 7 14 31
Scoring summary 1 5:34 UNT Jeffery Wilson 41-yard run (Trevor Moore kick) UNT 7–0 1 0:52 Iowa T. J. Hockenson 8-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick) Tied 7–7 2 5:23 Iowa Miguel Recinos 42-yard field goal Iowa 10–7 2 0:11 UNT Jalen Guyton 13-yard pass from Quinn Shanbour (Trevor Moore kick) UNT 14–10 3 4:24 Iowa Noah Fant 23-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick) Iowa 17–14 4 8:16 Iowa Ivory Kelly-Martin 2-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick) Iowa 24–14 4 1:47 Iowa Ivory Kelly-Martin 6-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick) Iowa 31–14
After an emotional win from a week prior, Iowa got off to a sluggish start though ultimately pulled away to start out 3–0.
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Statistics UNT IOWA First downs 17 28 Total yards 305 435 Rushing yards 112 238 Passing yards 193 197 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 19:15 40:45
Team Category Player Statistics North Texas Passing Mason Fine 16/26, 167 yards, INT Rushing Jeff Wilson 12 carries, 95 yards, TD Receiving Turner Smiley 4 receptions, 74 yards Iowa Passing Nate Stanley 16/27, 197 yards, 2 TD Rushing Toren Young 19 carries, 78 yards Receiving Nick Easley 5 receptions, 37 yards
No. 4 Penn State at Iowa
Team 1 2 3 4 Total •No. 4 Nittany Lions 3 2 10 6 21 Hawkeyes 0 7 0 12 19
Scoring summary 1 1:01 Penn St Tyler Davis 19-yard field goal Penn St 3–0 2 7:40 Penn St Shareef Miller Safety Penn St 5–0 2 0:37 Iowa Nick Easley 21-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick) Iowa 7–5 3 10:42 Penn St Tyler Davis 21-yard field goal Penn St 8–7 3 5:16 Penn St Saquon Barkley 8-yard run (Tyler Davis kick)Penn St 15–7 4 10:02 Iowa Akrum Wadley 70-yard pass from Nate Stanley (pass failed) Penn St 15–13 4 1:42 Iowa Akrum Wadley 35-yard run (pass failed) Iowa 19–15 4 0:00 Penn St Juwan Johnson 7-yard pass fromTrace McSorley (run failed)Penn St 21–19
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Statistics PSU IOWA First downs 29 11 Total yards 579 273 Rushing yards 295 82 Passing yards 284 191 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 39:39 20:21
Team Category Player Statistics Penn State Passing Trace McSorley 31/44, 284 yards, TD, INT Rushing Saquon Barkley 28 carries, 211 yards, TD Receiving Saquon Barkley 12 receptions, 94 yards Iowa Passing Nate Stanley 13/22, 191 yards, 2 TD Rushing Akrum Wadley 19 carries, 80 yards, TD Receiving Akrum Wadley 4 receptions, 75 yards, TD
Iowa at Michigan State
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Hawkeyes 0 7 0 3 10 •Spartans 14 3 0 0 17
Scoring summary 1 11:50 Mich St Felton Davis 22-yard pass fromBrian Lewerke (Matt Coghlin kick) Mich St 7–0 1 2:11 Mich St Felton Davis 22-yard pass from Brian Lewerke (Matt Coghlin kick) Mich St 14–0 2 12:15 Iowa Akrum Wadley 9-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick) Mich St 14–7 2 0:43 Mich St Matt Coghlin 38-yard field goal Mich St 17–7 4 9:08 Iowa Miguel Recinos 43-yard field goal Mich St 17–10
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Statistics IOWA MSU First downs 11 19 Total yards 231 300 Rushing yards 19 88 Passing yards 212 212 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 26:26 33:34
Team Category Player Statistics Iowa Passing Nate Stanley 16/31, 197 yards Rushing Akrum Wadley 17 carries, 30 yards, TD Receiving T. J. Hockenson 3 receptions, 46 yards Michigan State Passing Brian Lewerke 18/28, 212 yards, 2 TD Rushing Brian Lewerke 12 carries, 42 yards Receiving Felton Davis III 9 receptions, 114 yards, 2 TD
Illinois at IowaHomecoming
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Fighting Illini 3 10 3 0 16 •Hawkeyes 7 10 7 21 45
Scoring summary 1 9:32 Illinois Chase McLaughlin 29-yard field goalIllinois 3–0 1 4:16 Iowa Nick Easley 5-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick) Iowa 7–3 2 9:06 Iowa Miguel Recinos 37-yard field goal Iowa 10–3 2 6:40 Illinois Ra'Von Bonner 2-yard run (Chase McLaughlin kick) Tied 10–10 2 2:49 Illinois Chase McLaughlin 24-yard field goal Illinois 13–10 2 0:08 Iowa Akrum Wadley 2-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick) Iowa 17–13 3 6:40 Iowa Brandon Snyder 89-yard interception return (Miguel Recinos kick) Iowa 24–13 3 2:43 Illinois Chase McLaughlin 40-yard field goal Iowa 24–16 4 14:22 Iowa Matt VandeBerg 39-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick) Iowa 31–16 4 8:49 Iowa Akrum Wadley 18-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick) Iowa 38–16 4 3:36 Iowa Ivory Kelly-Martin 3-yard pass from Tyler Wiegers (Miguel Recinos kick) Iowa 45–16
Illinois played with Iowa well into the third quarter. The Hawkeyes appeared lethargic but a Brandon Snyder interception sparked an Iowa rally and they dominated the rest of the way.
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Statistics ILL IOWA First downs 20 20 Total yards 446 441 Rushing yards 200 191 Passing yards 246 250 Turnovers 4 2 Time of possession 31:40 28:20
Team Category Player Statistics Illinois Passing Jeff George Jr. 22–45, 246 yards, 3 INT Rushing Mike Epstein 7 carries, 83 yards Receiving Carmoni Green 4 receptions, 28 yards Iowa Passing Nate Stanley 17–32, 247 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Akrum Wadley 23 carries, 115 yards, TD Receiving Nick Easley 7 receptions, 59 yards, TD
Iowa at Northwestern
Team 1 2 3 4 OT Total Hawkeyes 0 7 0 3 0 10 •Wildcats 0 0 7 3 7 17
Scoring summary 2 0:40 Iowa Noah Fant 7-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick) Iowa 7–0 3 7:19 NW Larkin 6-yard run (Kuhbander kick) Tied 7–7 4 8:07 NW Kuhbander 30-yard field goal NW 10–7 4 1:30 Iowa Miguel Recinos 48-yard field goal Tied 10–10 OT NW Thorson 1-yard run (Kuhbander kick) NW 17–10
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Statistics IOWA NW First downs 14 21 Total yards 312 339 Rushing yards 89 147 Passing yards 223 192 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 30:44 29:16
Team Category Player Statistics Iowa Passing Nate Stanley 19/33, 223 yards, TD, INT Rushing Akrum Wadley 26 carries, 90 yards Receiving Matt VandeBerg 3 receptions, 90 yards Northwestern Passing Clayton Thorson 21/36, 192 yards Rushing Justin Jackson 25 carries, 93 yards Receiving Macan Wilson 5 receptions, 47 yards
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Golden Gophers 0 0 0 10 10 •Hawkeyes 7 0 7 3 17
Scoring summary 1 12:37 Iowa Akrum Wadley 12-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick) Iowa 7–0 3 11:00 Iowa Noah Fant 45-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick) Iowa 14–0 4 8:07 Minn McCrary 1-yard run (Carpenter kick) Iowa 14–7 4 5:34 Iowa Miguel Recinos 32-yard field goal Iowa 17–7 4 4:28 Minn Carpenter 33-yard field goal Iowa 17–10
Iowa won their third in a row in this rivalry contest.
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Statistics MINN IOWA First downs 15 15 Total yards 281 315 Rushing yards 142 125 Passing yards 139 190 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 31:13 28:47
Team Category Player Statistics Minnesota Passing Demry Croft 9–29, 139 yards, INT Rushing Rodney Smith 15 carries, 82 yards Receiving Tyler Johnson 4 receptions, 92 yards Iowa Passing Nate Stanley 15–27, 190 yards, TD, INT Rushing Akrum Wadley 16 carries, 70 yards, TD Receiving Noah Fant 3 receptions, 67 yards, TD
No. 6 Ohio State at Iowa
Team 1 2 3 4 Total No. 6 Buckeyes 10 7 0 7 24 •Hawkeyes 10 21 7 17 55
Scoring summary 1 14:52 Iowa Amani Hooker 30-yard interception return (Miguel Recinos kick) Iowa 7–0 1 12:42 Ohio St Terry McLaurin 29-yard pass fromJ. T. Barrett (Sean Nuernberger kick)Tied 7–7 1 9:19 Iowa Miguel Recinos 30-yard field goal Iowa 10–7 1 4:32 Ohio St Sean Nuernberger 27-yard field goal Tied 10–10 2 13:41 Iowa T. J. Hockenson 10-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick) Iowa 17–10 2 10:22 Ohio St Johnnie Dixon 44-yard pass from J.T. Barrett (Sean Nuernberger kick)Tied 17–17 2 3:06 Iowa Noah Fant 25-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick) Iowa 24–17 2 0:30 Iowa Noah Fant 3-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick) Iowa 31–17 3 2:30 Iowa T. J. Hockenson 2-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick) Iowa 38–17 4 14:56 Iowa Drake Kulick 2-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick) Iowa 45–17 4 13:16 Iowa Miguel Recinos 30-yard field goal Iowa 48–17 4 4:37 Ohio St Johnnie Dixon 22-yard pass from J.T. Barrett (Sean Nuernberger kick) Iowa 48–24 4 1:43 Iowa Toren Young 6-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick) Iowa 55–24
Iowa was able to defeat Ohio State for the first time since 2004 in this blowout victory. The Buckeyes played with the Hawkeyes for most of the first half but from there the game belonged to Iowa. It was one of the most impressive wins of the Ferentz era andNate Stanley 's most distinguished to that point as well. Tight endsNoah Fant andT. J. Hockenson combined for 9 receptions, 125 yards, and 4 touchdowns. Defensive back and future NFL playerJosh Jackson also had an outstanding game,tying an Iowa school record with three interceptions .
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Statistics OSU IOWA First downs 20 24 Total yards 371 487 Rushing yards 163 243 Passing yards 208 244 Turnovers 4 0 Time of possession 25:09 34:51
Team Category Player Statistics Ohio State Passing J. T. Barrett 18/34, 208 yards, 3 TD, 4 INT Rushing J. T. Barrett 14 carries, 63 yards Receiving J. K. Dobbins 5 receptions, 25 yards Iowa Passing Nate Stanley 20/31, 226 yards, 5 TD Rushing Akrum Wadley 20 carries, 118 yards Receiving T. J. Hockenson 5 receptions, 71 yards, 2 TD
Team 1 2 3 4 Total No. 20 Hawkeyes 7 0 7 0 14 •No. 8 Badgers 3 14 7 14 38
Scoring summary 1 13:30 Iowa Josh Jackson 43-yard interception return (Miguel Recinos kick) Iowa 7–0 1 5:43 Wisconsin R. Gaglianone 23-yard field goal Iowa 7–3 2 8:55 Wisconsin Kendric Pryor 25-yard run (Gaglianone kick) Wisconsin 10–7 2 1:19 Wisconsin Kendric Pryor 12-yard pass from A. Hornibrook (Gaglianone kick) Wisconsin 17–7 3 11:18 Iowa Josh Jackson 52-yard interception return (Miguel Recinos kick) Wisconsin 17–14 3 6:10 Wisconsin Leon Jacobs 21-yard fumble return (Gaglianone kick) Wisconsin 24–14 4 11:05 Wisconsin Bradrick Shaw 8-yard run (Gaglianone kick) Wisconsin 31–14 4 7:02 Wisconsin A.J. Taylor 5-yard pass from A. Hornibrook (Gaglianone kick) Wisconsin 38–14
One week after the unexpected domination of Ohio State, the Hawkeye offense struggled terribly in Madison with 66 yards of total offense coming on 50 plays. Josh Jackson continued his torrid run with two interceptions – both returned for touchdowns.[ 27] [ 28] [ 29]
Statistics IOWA WIS First downs 5 18 Total yards 66 382 Rushing yards 25 247 Passing yards 41 135 Turnovers 3 4 Time of possession 21:33 38:27
Team Category Player Statistics Iowa Passing Nate Stanley 8/24, 41 yards, INT Rushing James Butler 8 carries, 30 yards Receiving Nick Easley 2 receptions, 19 yards Wisconsin Passing Alex Hornibrook 11/18, 135 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Rushing Jonathan Taylor 29 carries, 157 yards Receiving Danny Davis 4 receptions, 74 yards
Purdue at Iowa
Team 1 2 3 4 Total •Boilermakers 7 0 14 3 24 Hawkeyes 0 9 0 6 15
Scoring summary 1 14:52 Purdue D.J. Knox 5-yard pass from Elijah Sindelar (J.D. Dellinger kick) Purdue 7–0 2 10:44 Iowa Nathan Bazata 3-yard sack for a safety Purdue 7–2 2 6:07 Iowa Akrum Wadley 2-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick) Iowa 9–7 3 14:03 Purdue Anthony Mahoungou 42-yard pass from Elijah Sindelar (J.D. Dellinger kick) Purdue 14–9 3 11:59 Purdue Anthony Mahoungou 16-yard pass from Elijah Sindelar (J.D. Dellinger kick) Purdue 21–9 4 3:55 Purdue J.D. Dellinger 27-yard field goal Purdue 24–9 4 1:04 Iowa Noah Fant 8-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Two-point conversion failed) Purdue 24–15
The Boilermakers spoiled Senior Day in Iowa City by employing an effective tactic from theJeff Brohm -era against Iowa – find a mismatch in the passing game and continue to exploit it. Purdue'sAnthony Mahoungou had 7 receptions for 135 yards and 2 TD.[ 30] [ 31]
Statistics PUR IOWA First downs 20 17 Total yards 294 258 Rushing yards 65 82 Passing yards 229 176 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 26:17 33:43
Team Category Player Statistics Purdue Passing Elijah Sindelar 22/37, 229 yards, 3 TD Rushing Markell Jones 14 carries, 74 yards Receiving Anthony Mahoungou 7 receptions, 135 yards, 2 TD Iowa Passing Nate Stanley 16/33, 176 yards, TD, INT Rushing Akrum Wadley 22 carries, 78 yards, TD Receiving Nick Easley 5 receptions, 60 yards
Team 1 2 3 4 Total •Hawkeyes 7 7 28 14 56 Cornhuskers 7 7 0 0 14
Scoring summary 1 9:34 Neb Stanley Morgan Jr. 14-yard pass fromTanner Lee (Drew Brown kick)Neb 7–0 1 2:16 Iowa Akrum Wadley 20-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick) Tied 7–7 2 6:18 Neb Stanley Morgan Jr. 28-yard pass from Tanner Lee (Drew Brown kick) Neb 14–7 2 0:25 Iowa Noah Fant 4-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick) Tied 14–14 3 12:24 Iowa Akrum Wadley 1-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick) Iowa 21–14 3 9:53 Iowa James Butler 12-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick) Iowa 28–14 3 8:32 Iowa Akrum Wadley 29-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick) Iowa 35–14 3 1:20 Iowa Noah Fant 68-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick) Iowa 42–14 4 9:24 Iowa Toren Young 3-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick) Iowa 49–14 4 6:34 Iowa Ivory Kelly-Martin 5-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick) Iowa 56–14
Nebraska got out to a fast start and was up 14–7 in the second quarter with Iowa struggling to move the ball. The script completely flipped from that point though as the Hawkeyes scored 49 unanswered points and shut out the Cornhuskers in the second half.
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Statistics IOWA NEB First downs 23 12 Total yards 505 267 Rushing yards 313 67 Passing yards 192 200 Turnovers 0 3 Time of possession 33:09 26:51
Team Category Player Statistics Iowa Passing Nate Stanley 13/20, 192 yards, 2 TD Rushing Akrum Wadley 19 carries, 159 yards, 3 TD Receiving Noah Fant 3 receptions, 116 yards, 2 TD Nebraska Passing Tanner Lee 22/41, 205 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Rushing Mikale Wilbon 7 carries, 39 yards Receiving Stanley Morgan Jr. 7 receptions, 74 yards, 2 TD
[ edit ] Team 1 2 3 4 Total •Hawkeyes 3 7 7 10 27 Eagles 7 10 0 3 20
Scoring summary 1 12:59 Iowa Miguel Recinos 24-yard field goal Iowa 3–0 1 0:05 BC A. J. Dillon 4-yard run (C. Lichtenberg kick)BC 7–3 2 13:18 Iowa Noah Fant 8-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick) Iowa 10–7 2 9:35 BC Tommy Sweeney 39-yard pass from Darius Wade (C. Lichtenberg kick)BC 14–10 2 1:29 BC Colton Lichtenberg 30-yard field goal BC 17–10 3 7:11 Iowa Akrum Wadley 5-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick) Tied 17–17 4 11:32 Iowa Miguel Recinos 38-yard field goal Iowa 20–17 4 8:09 BC Colton Lichtenberg 24-yard field goal Tied 20–20 4 3:09 Iowa Drake Kulick 1-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick) Iowa 27–20
Iowa was able to end their bowl drought in this contest with Boston College. The Hawkeyes had trouble containing the Eagles' offense but with second half adjustments held them to just a field goal which came with only a few minutes left in the fourth quarter. The victory was bowl win number seven forKirk Ferentz and tied legendary coachHayden Fry in career wins with 143.
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Statistics IOWA BC First downs 13 16 Total yards 200 383 Rushing yards 101 175 Passing yards 99 208 Turnovers 0 3 Time of possession 27:25 32:35
Team Category Player Statistics Iowa Passing Nate Stanley 8/15, 99 yards, TD Rushing Akrum Wadley 22 carries, 88 yards, TD Receiving Akrum Wadley 2 receptions, 24 yards Boston College Passing Darius Wade 16/27, 208 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing A. J. Dillon 32 carries, 157 yards, TD Receiving Tommy Sweeney 7 receptions, 137 yards, TD
Weekly Awards Player Award Date Awarded Ref. Josey Jewell Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week September 4, 2017 [ 10] Nate Stanley Big Ten Co-offensive Player of the Week September 11, 2017 [ 13] Josey Jewell Big Ten Co-defensive Player of the Week September 25, 2017 [ 17] Josh Jackson Big Ten Co-defensive Player of the Week November 6, 2017 [ 26] Josh Jackson Big Ten Co-defensive Player of the Week November 13, 2017 [ 29] Akrum Wadley Big Ten Co-offensive Player of the Week November 27, 2017 [ 33]
Players in the 2018 NFL Draft [ edit ]
^ "University of Iowa's 'Kinnick Wave' wins Disney Sports Spirit Award | The Gazette" .The Gazette . RetrievedJanuary 25, 2018 .^ "Kinnick Stadium Field Design Will Feature Tigerhawk" .University of Iowa Athletic Department . June 12, 2017. RetrievedSeptember 3, 2017 .^ "LOOK: Iowa puts logo at midfield of Kinnick Stadium after nearly 40 years without one" .CBSSports.com . RetrievedJanuary 25, 2018 .^ "Iowa, Big Ten Announce 2016 And 2017 Football Schedules" (Press release). University of Iowa Department of Athletics. July 11, 2013. RetrievedJanuary 11, 2017 .^ "2017 Iowa Hawkeyes Football Schedule" . FB Schedules. RetrievedJanuary 11, 2017 .^ "Football Future Schedules" . University of Iowa Department of Athletics. RetrievedJanuary 11, 2017 .^ "Josh Allen, Wyoming football will be true test for Iowa defense in Week 1" .NCAA . RetrievedSeptember 2, 2017 .^ "Iowa roughs up Allen, Wyoming 24-3" .Associated Press . RetrievedSeptember 2, 2017 .^ "Wyoming draft darling Josh Allen stymied in first tough test" .ESPN . RetrievedSeptember 2, 2017 .^a b "Big Ten Football Players of the Week" .Big Ten Network the original on September 4, 2017. RetrievedSeptember 4, 2017 .^ "Josey Jewell named Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week" .Des Moines Register . RetrievedSeptember 4, 2017 .^ "Stanley, Hawkeyes rally to stun Iowa State 44-41 (OT)" .Associated Press . RetrievedSeptember 9, 2017 .^a b "Big Ten Football Players of the Week" .Big Ten Network the original on September 11, 2017. RetrievedSeptember 11, 2017 .^ "Iowa overwhelms North Texas 31-14, off to a 3-0 season start" .Associated Press . RetrievedSeptember 17, 2017 .^ "WATCH: Iowa's new tradition – saluting the Children's Hospital" .Associated Press . RetrievedSeptember 17, 2017 .^ "No. 4 Penn State beats Iowa 21-19 with TD on final play" .Associated Press . RetrievedSeptember 24, 2017 .^a b "Big Ten Football Players of the Week" .Big Ten Network the original on September 25, 2017. RetrievedSeptember 25, 2017 .^ "The top games of the 2017 college football season" .ESPN . RetrievedDecember 31, 2017 .^ "Fast start lifts Michigan State to 17-10 win over Iowa" .Associated Press . RetrievedSeptember 30, 2017 .^ "Stanley, Hawkeyes roll past Illinois 45-16" .Associated Press . RetrievedOctober 7, 2017 .^ "Thorson 1-yard run gives Northwestern 17-10 OT win over Iowa" .Associated Press . RetrievedOctober 21, 2017 .^ "Stanley, Jewell combine to lead Iowa past Minnesota, 17-10" .Associated Press . RetrievedOctober 29, 2017 .^ "No. 3 Ohio State looks to keep winning streak going at Iowa" .Associated Press . RetrievedNovember 4, 2017 .^ "Stanley, Hawkeyes throttle No. 3 Ohio State 55-24" .Associated Press . RetrievedNovember 4, 2017 .^ "Iowa routs Ohio State to squash the Buckeyes' playoff path" .ESPN . RetrievedNovember 4, 2017 .^a b "Big Ten Football Players of the Week" .Big Ten Network the original on November 7, 2017. RetrievedNovember 6, 2017 .^ "Iowa's Josh Jackson remains a defensive terror" .Associated Press . RetrievedNovember 11, 2017 .^ "Defense carries No. 6 Wisconsin past No. 25 Iowa 38-14" .Associated Press . RetrievedNovember 11, 2017 .^a b "Big Ten Football Players of the Week" .Big Ten Network the original on November 13, 2017. RetrievedNovember 13, 2017 .^ "Iowa CB Josh Jackson leading nation with 7 interceptions" .Associated Press . RetrievedNovember 18, 2017 .^ "Purdue beats Iowa 24-15 for 1st Big 10 road win" .Associated Press . RetrievedNovember 18, 2017 .^ "Iowa dominates Huskers 56-14 in what may be Riley's sendoff" .Associated Press . RetrievedNovember 24, 2017 .^a b "Big Ten Football Players of the Week" .Big Ten Network the original on November 30, 2017. RetrievedNovember 27, 2017 .^ "Iowa rallies to beat Boston College 27-20 in Pinstripe Bowl" .Associated Press . RetrievedDecember 27, 2017 .^ "Tie Fry: Iowa's Ferentz matches mentor atop Iowa wins list" .Associated Press . RetrievedDecember 27, 2017 .^a b "Big Ten Announces Football Individual Award Winners" .Big Ten Conference . November 30, 2017. Archived fromthe original on December 1, 2017. RetrievedNovember 30, 2017 .^ "Jewell Earns Jack Lambert Award" . University of Iowa Athletic Dept. November 27, 2017. RetrievedNovember 30, 2017 .^ "Jackson Honored with Jack Tatum Award" . University of Iowa Athletic Dept. November 27, 2017. RetrievedNovember 30, 2017 .^a b c "2018 NFL Draft" .pro-football-reference.com .
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